I was hoping these would be better than the Remo's but I don't care for these either. I purchased them because it looked like the rings were narrow and wouldn't muffle the snare too much. What I found was that they muffle too much. The ring diameter is smaller than the actual head which may be attributing to the muffling. I am going back to the Evans.

These make lousy snare drums sound good and so-so snares drums sound great. This is the most valuable single item I have ever bought. I am not as impressed with the use of these rings on toms but with a snare they are fantastic. Try the Aquarian Focus-X drum head as well. Best snare drum head I have played.